Ingredients

Method

STEP 1
In a large bowl, mix the bread and milk. Leave to soak for 5 minutes.

STEP 2
Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.

STEP 3
Press into a greased 23 cm x 20 cm oblong sandwich tin.

STEP 4
Bake at 180C for 35-40 minutes. Leave in the tin to cool, then turn out and cut into squares.

Notes

Makes 8 squares (I make more than 8 squares of it). Store in the fridge in an airtight container or in foil and eat within 2 days. I use whatever stale bread I have, regardless of whether it is brown or white. Cut bread into 2.5cm pieces.

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Review and Comment

Really nice recipe. A fabulous way of using stale bread and so versatile you can add whatever dried fruit you have on hand. I used mixed spice and it turned out great.

REVIEWER: cta1207

DATE: 27-01-2010 00:12:22

My mum uses stale bread and soaks it overnight in milk. You have to use bakery bread as the bread in the supermarket has too many presevatives in it and goes mouldy, instead of stale. My mum doesn't put in dried fruit, she uses raisins and sultanas, and uses whatever she butter, suet, marg. I think the recipe originated in the depression in England, and the poor used this as a christmas cake and other special occasions. You can serve it hot or cold. Mum has to make 2 in our house each time, and she hides one, or my dad and brother eat the whole thing before the day is out!

REVIEWER: marione37

DATE: 12-06-2009 17:10:41

RATING:

I only used sultanas for the fruit and mixed spice in place of the cinnamon and nutmeg. I kind of remembered it from my Grandmother's recipe that I had forgotten for many years. Those days it had suet in it. So happy to have found it again.

REVIEWER: oldsheila

DATE: 05-06-2009 22:59:43

;)G'day bjay,:p We used to use a lot of suet in my earlier days but that seems to have dissapeared in a lot of recipes, I have a few cook books that require suet but tend to use butter or marg now. Glad you enjoy the site, and you are quite welcome to ask any questions and maybe help us with our recipes as well. Mary

REVIEWER: marie

DATE: 05-06-2009 22:06:44

Hi again bjay. Yes, there's no inner circle. Please feel free to write comments and join in. Only a few of us use the forums so sometimes questions about specific recipes have a better chance of being replied to via the authors.:)

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